The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-04
SMASH THE REPUBLICANS.
zHArxs TEE CRY OF THE PROHIBITION
sPEAKER&
Their Finei Rally st Cooper Union . mig
0ne-sem Snail says Many Bright Thinrs
win Have Nothine But Prohibition.


Their Einsi Rally At Cooper Union . Ris
One-gen Snail says Many Bright Thinrs
win Have Nothine hut frohibition.
The Prohibltionists held their final mass
meeting last night in Cooper Union. The Rev.
W. II. Boole, D, D., presided. Silas w. Mason
Of Chautauqua county. the candidate for At
torney- General, denounced tho Republican
party. From the day Of Its organization" he
said, 1T has been the servant Of tho liquor
power. It Ia false that we are killing that
party. But we say to them. II you get between
US and the saloons you may get hurt: our
gums are pointed that way. You were organized
upon acompromise. and you have been party
ofcompromise ever since. What have you given
us3 That wonderful plank in your platform
which approves the purpose Of the Legisla-
ture. What does that mean2 A purpose has
as many sides as a roller-it may mean any
thing. ! stand before you expecting to be
knocked down in the fight. 1t Is for principle
we arc struggling. and we will have no COM
promise"
The Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts. said: Though I
have been trained in strict Republicanism
am bound to say that the Republican party has
q worse record than the Democratic on the
Sunday question. As to the Labor party, its
salient point is its. silence. in this regard. To
choose the least Of the evils presented would
ss sGsea Ss
front do0r and the Prohibition party does not
President Booie said: 1--WE shall be ready to
treat with the old parties when, we have con-
quered them. but not before. There is q great
o hs
you take care Of your anti; Sabbath ministers
and Wen take care Of the beer brewers. Jap
and We. viii d. the rest, ike my bread but.
tered. but I'll eat It dry before will give up
ne JOIN expesent Of
Wisconsin University, spoke next. He declared
against local option, aging 1t was as inadequate
Is roF Se
e e i his address by cries Of "sma and "out
Sam Small stepped to the speakers stand. a
tall, slender man. with long. sandy ,moustache,.
as thoush read
b m .s Sss W. e s6s s sma Srd Sp
chorus Of Voices answered. He's ali rieht%
What's the matter with all of usp" said
ths .gGh y ee eo She
called the a Of
is no longer muline and puking In its nurses
arms. nor Is II creeping to school to be taught
parties. nor Is Il making sentimental love to
them. II has reached ful!-grown maphood.
h sss Spy H don sn Il sn so
rolled over: We cannot be sedaeed. We Won't
to the sn f9i party az We care
stsnSs dz N s ,has e %H se &
received a. telegram that his son had been
eF IN rhe
contained only the well-preserved body Of o
The man telegraphed back that there was
him to open the tiger. When we iii the rum
mean to have his hds. s's We arc '''er ana
vii, are t an with being Partans We
suffering from is q decadence Of Puritanisn In
public life. It was from the flinty nature q
lighted the fires OF the Revolution.
There Is no anarchy like that Of the liquor
That is S mid fern n Of
jail. These strangers from foreign lands who
come to our shores remind me Of those birds
IL shining ehs q the Statue Of ibertyy w af
stands in your harbor.
are blinded by the excess Of light. SO that they
and fall in hundreds dead at the statues base
without love, and they blindly choose 10 dash
themselves to death against the impregnable
pulWbTkS Oh American
AS to the question OF license. why, high-li-
censed liquor and low-licensed liquor will make
you drunk Just the same..I've tried them both.
Local prohibition Is merely adapted sometimes
to make steppinR-stones on which We can lead
public opinion until we can got It to tho light"
. The most applauded parts OF the Rev. Mr..
Small's address were his anecdotes, which were
not so new in themselves as IN the application
story OF an old negro who was fishing from
wharf. little boy q the same color fell in the
cry for help. When the little fellow had been
rescued the supposed father was congratulated
on his sons escape. He's no son of NINE
asked. Why. dat Niger had all de bait in his |
pocket
That Is the reason" said Mr. Small, why |
he two old parties make 80 much fuss over
rs. But let me tell them we are going a-flshinG |
ourselves. and they shan't have any Of our
bait"
There was an overflow meeting on the out
side. which was addressed by George r. Scott |
and the Rev. George H. Vibbert OF Boston.